Informal and Formal Powers of the President
relativity in which the comparable matters. Compared with the President's powers on foreign affairs, Presidential powers in the realm of domestic affairs are relatively weak. Compared with anybody else's powers, the powers of the President in the realm of domestic affairs is strong; nobody else has as much power as the President. One formal means by which the President influences policy is through the budget. Each year, the President proposes a budget. This proposed budget sets out what will be much of the policy framework. The budget will contain many of the President's policy priorities, and these are then subject to discussion in Congress.… Continue Reading...
